yanfan388 wrote:I know somebody who wants to record this song if they can identify it. He thinks it's a 60s soul song with the spoken line "are you hip to the grease?" it could be a man and a woman singing it.

hard one!!!!

That leads to this thread... does it help? (Or, alternatively, is it you/your friend from 8 ½ years ago?)

1) Woman with a gravelly soul voice (similar to Bettye LaVette or Macy Gray) -- lyric something like "Oh baby... sweet baby... when I clap my hands you'll come to me"2) A lengthy acapella song, in the style of a jam band, reminded me a bit of Frank Zappa --seemed as though it was deliberately meant to be annoying.3) A Spanish-language song, I heard it about a year or so ago --the only lyrics I thought I recognized were "tu amor", which were the closing words of the song, unfortunately that phrase seems to be in every Spanish language song ever. The style was like a modern version of an eighties rock song with a heavy bassline and a saxophone. Actually it was like an eighties version of a fifties song, kind of like a lost Spanish cut from Billy Joel's Innocent Man or something.4) This was an indie rock song with a bunch of game related cliches -- roll the dice, cut the cards. The singer reminded me of Lightspeed Champion.

Not much to go on, will be very very impressed if anyone can make something out of any one of these.

EDIT: I've been working my way backwards through the thread, here are some of my guesses on a few:

I saw someone else guessed the Gin Blossoms --if that's not it, could it be "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard?"

This isn't exactly a song identification request, but I figure this is the most appropriate track. My friend Lisa SWEARS there is a song that sounds exactly like this one, in terms of the violins and strings and such. Mostly the last half of the song apparantly. All the usual suspects have already been suggested (Nick Cave & Kylie, Tindersticks, Conquest of Paradise (what?) etc).

Do you guys have any idea? It's bugging me too now, but I think it might just sound like a whole bunch of songs, but I thought maybe throguh the POWER OF THE WEBZ we could find a specific identical song.

It's not an exact match, but the strings and the chord progression remind me of Dylan's "One More Cup of Coffee" --a stellar song.

*This* is driving me insane. 90s ish pop. i can't even google it. It sounds like it's from a movie.

Add me to the list of people who would love to know what this is. It sounds like it should have been a hit, but Google has never heard of what I hear as the lyrics (transcribing below in case it helps)

I think you’re right I won’t go I won’t goSay what you wantCause I’m not going to showLiving in Boston try to stay around, say hello, say hello

I've got an earworm from a pretty well-known song (not a classic, but a modern pop-song), but I can't remember artist, title, or even fragments of the lyrics. What I do know is this:The singer is a woman with a very 'mild' voice, and she sings somewhat high-pitched.The song has a certain structure, namely there are always two verses, which are followed by her singing la-la-la-... in the same melody.

Here's one. It was instrumental, I think (I didn't hear any lyrics). It had a Halloween-type sound (I mean Halloween Theme (Michael Myers)), except I think there was a harpsichord, maybe, mixed with electric piano, perhaps? I'm like 90% sure it was a harpsichord, but I'm unsure about the other instrument. I also think it might've been from a rock group; it came on shortly after Three Dog Night's, "The Show Must Go On". I'm about 30% sure it may have been written in a major key.

my sister wrote:[the sun] can go to Hell and brighten that place up a while.

If anybody knows the song "Hands Swollen With Grace" by the band "Dakota Suite", there is another song that sounds almost exactly like it, but has a man singing words, of which I remember none at all. I don't remember if it's also by Dakota Suite, or by another band of the same genre, but I've been looking for a while and I haven't had any luck.

I heard a song on an internet radio station. There are three possibilities but I already discounted two of them (both happened to be 181.fm). It was probably on netrock101 (metal) and went off around 6PM EST yesterday. I cannot find a list of anything they played recently. I found a list for 181.fm, which is how I determined it wasn't the correct station.

So, can any of you help me?

my sister wrote:[the sun] can go to Hell and brighten that place up a while.

Anyone know if the melody to Girls in Airports - Grass by the Roses has been used elsewhere? I recognise the tune, but am fairly sure I've heard it sung before. So much so that this song feels like an instrumental cover of a song made several decades ago.

I thought it might have been (there's a similar six-second clip from the very start of the song, that SoundHound did identify) but I listened all the way through and couldn't pick it. What point in the song is my attached sample from?

Can't pick out a six-second location from the original that has no guitar and no vocals, so it might be a remixed or live version. If it isn't this song exactly, then it's been quoted by another artist.